A manufacturing cloud built for the plant floor. It’s what’s next.

Welcome to what’s next.

Plex is The Manufacturing Cloud, delivering industry-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and manufacturing automation to hundreds of companies across industries including aerospace and defense, food and beverage, and motor vehicles.

The Plex Manufacturing Cloud helps companies connect and communicate plant floor processes in real time across every part of the organization. ERP from Plex dramatically improves operational functions through a scalable platform built to support continuous innovation and accelerate growth. Manufacturers are more competitive, more responsive to customers, and more profitable with Plex. We’re what’s next.

Evolve. And win. Manufacturing best practices once focused on long, standardized production runs. On-premise ERP fulfilled this purpose, locking down a process, making it repeatable, and eliminating variation. Today’s model of manufacturing is defined by shorter production runs, accelerated go-to market times, and fluctuating demand. Industry leaders, regardless of size, are defined by their ability to act rather than react.

Unlike legacy ERP, which was built to maintain the status quo, the Plex Manufacturing Cloud is responsive to change. System upgrades used to be released every few years, leaving users with underperforming software and ineffective manual workarounds during the interim. Since our ERP solution embraces a single code base and continuous development model, the software is always current. With continuous innovation, we can respond quickly to your requests, allowing you to take advantage of new functionality and capabilities much faster than the traditional, complex upgrade process.

The Plex Manufacturing Cloud is free from cumbersome on-site servers, making it accessible anywhere through a secure Internet connection or the SmartPlex mobile app. Plex allows you to reduce upfront cash outlay, reduce the burden on the IT department, and gain access to a sophisticated ERP solution that was financially out of reach for many manufacturers until now.

Plex or on-premise ERP? The Plex Manufacturing Cloud is affordable and easy to implement. Here are the details.

Plex On-premise ERP (client/server)

Pricing Model Monthly subscription fee. Large capital expenditure plus continuing maintenance fee.

Hardware Included. For purchase.

OS Licenses Included. For purchase.

Software Licenses Included. For purchase.

User Access Web browser or mobile app. Client software installed on every PC.

Maintenance Fees Included. 18-23% of software cost, monthly.

Implementation No hardware or software Lengthy, expensive implementation installation; implementation projects and customizations are and development may generally required. be required.

IT Operations: Included. Customer responsibility. backup, patches, security monitoring, etc.

Development Available. All development Heavy customizations available performed for a customer and often required. Not necessarily during implementation becomes supported by future releases. part of the core product and is supported for the long term.

Upgrade Costs Included. One-time purchase (minor upgrades included in maintenance fee); major upgrades require re-implementation.

Meet the Plex Manufacturing Cloud. The Plex Manufacturing Cloud is the first and only cloud ERP built to accommodate the complex, precision processes of manufacturing companies. Covering every function of the manufacturing enterprise, our ERP solution delivers data-driven insights from all areas of manufacturing, such as production, operations, quality, and compliance updates, straight from the plant floor in real time.

With a secure web browser or the SmartPlex mobile app, analysis and management functions are accessible anywhere. For insight straight from the source, Plex also connects to virtually any machine, tool and device on the shop floor. Quality management is built in. This improves every step of the manufacturing process, helping you manage quality comprehensively from suppliers and raw materials all the way through to the customer experience. As only a robust and comprehensive ERP solution can, the Plex Manufacturing Cloud captures the enormous amount of information generated on the plant floor and transforms big data into customizable dashboards for reporting and forecasting.

Plex helps manufacturers see and understand every aspect of their business:• Accounting & finance.• Business intelligence.• Customer and sales management.• Human resources management.• Inventory management.• Production management.• Product and program management.• Quality management.• Supply chain management.

Built on the plant floor. Manufacturing matters. Making products in America keeps the economy strong and bolsters national pride. Cloud computing is transforming manufacturing by connecting people, machines, materials, suppliers, customers, and data in a single system that helps you manage the plant floor from anywhere.

Manufacturing is in the Plex DNA. Unlike legacy ERP providers, where manufacturing is just one of many modules, the Plex Manufacturing Cloud reflects a new way of thinking. Our enterprise software is built from the plant floor up instead of from the accounting department down.

Realizing the inherent advantages of cloud computing, such as scalability, affordability, and adaptability, Plex was an early adopter, moving to the cloud in 2001. Our passion, then and now, was to deliver a manufacturing performance system that would capture plant floor activities like process automation, machine integration, and quality control in real time. The power to collect precise data and associate it with automated processes, like preemptive machine maintenance, for example, cannot be added in later.

And that is the Plex difference. Our software is built to take advantage of the computing power of the cloud. It does something that has never been done before: provide manufacturers with a single, real-time view of plant floor operations, visible across an entire enterprise.

If you’re ready to find profits being left on the plant floor, choose ERP that connects the plant floor to the world outside your four walls.

Happy customers. Unfortunately, traditional on-premise ERP has produced many broken promises and failed projects. Lengthy implementations, under-performing software and excessive IT infrastructure have become far too common. Our team decided there must be a better way. So we designed a solution that puts the customer first.

From planning and implementation, to Plex education and training, and continuing customer care, we want every single customer to become a customer for life. Building strong relationships is our passion. Everything we do revolves around keeping our customers successful and happy.

Global Services and Support, our customer-facing team, is organized into three groups: Professional Services, Customer Care, and Education Services. Each group works with Plex customers in a different way, with the common goal of helping our customers compete and win in the new model of manufacturing.

Education Services User training is essential

to a successful implementation. Our Education

Services team provides training in a variety of

convenient formats. Plex Boot Camp is an

intense, completely immersive learning experience

that takes place in a classroom setting at Plex

headquarters. We also offer Live Online instructor-

led classes. Plex is highly configurable. We’ll help

you tap into the many ways you can extend Plex

across your entire supply chain and adapt to

changes in the marketplace.

Customer Care When our customers ask for

help, the Plex Customer Care group is there. Our

team has worked with hundreds of manufacturing

customers at thousands of production facilities

around the world. Whether you require targeted

assistance with a specific process area or module,

the Customer Care group has an unparalleled

body of knowledge to help you maximize results

from Plex software. Our multiple locations allow

us to provide even greater levels of service and

achieve our singular purpose—to provide every

customer with a great Plex experience.

The Plex Community Connect with other Plex users

in this dynamic online space. Share ideas, ask questions,

and discover information to help you solve problems and

deploy best practices. The Plex Community is always on

and available to Plex customers.

Professional Services An ERP solution is no solution at

all without a successful implementation. The Professional

Services team is dedicated to helping our customers put

Plex technology to work. Our process has been proven

effective in complex deployments in industries all over

the world. From planning, design, validation, confirmation,

and deployment, the Plex Professional Services team

maps every step. We know how to configure machines

that communicate with the people who operate them.

Having successfully implemented solutions for hundreds

of customers, we understand the step-by-step processes

that ensure quality and create happy customers.

Giving back. We care about supporting the communities in which we live and work. From day one, Plex employees have made it a priority to not only provide quality services to our customers, but to help others in need.

We feel that giving back shouldn’t just be a one-time gesture; it should be a continuous partnership that grows over time. Every year, Plex employees select a new community partner and support them through special company events, fundraisers and company donation matching programs. We’re privileged to work at a wonderful company. We want to help our communities be great places to live and grow.

Connect. Learn. Be inspired. Plex customers are leaders in their industries, with innovative approaches that span from the plant floor to the cloud. The PowerPlex User Conference gathers Plex customers—from ice cream makers to diesel engine manufacturers—to discuss industry best practices, challenges, new technologies, and organizational accomplishments.

At PowerPlex, you will have the opportunity to:• Connect and collaborate with the Plex community.• Learn more about Plex, choosing user-focused content for your experience level.• Preview new technology, functions, and capabilities.• Gain insight from industry case studies showcasing the Plex Manufacturing Cloud in action.

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